Who Teaches The Classes
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Developing Artists believe in educating its students through a myriad of techniques and approaches to acting. Our classes are small to insure that each student works every class and receives the individual attention they need. Developing Artists' teaching staff operates on a rotating basis, giving students the opportunity to work with a different resident instructor each session. The staff is unrivaled in their credentials, including: Yale School of Drama, Harvard, Fordham, LAByrinth Theater Company and NYU's Creative Arts Team.
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Elizabeth Canavan
Member of LAByrinth Theater Company since 1993. Past LAB shows include: Our Lady of 121st Street (by Stephen Adly Guirgis, dir. by Phillip Seymour Hoffman) at Center Stage, Union Square Theater; Jesus Hopped the "A" Train (by Stephen Adly Guirgis, dir. by Phillip Seymour Hoffman) Center Stage, East 13th Street Theatre, Edinburgh Festival (Fringe First Award), The Donmar Wharehouse (London) and The Arts Theatre (London West End, Lawrence Olivier Award Nomination); A Winter Party (by John Patrick Shanley, dir. by John Gould Rubin); Dreaming in Tongues, Queen Latina, House of Dolls, Moonlight Mile (by Stephen Adly Guirgis), Girl Trouble, Dating Dummies, and Hot and Lusty. Other New York credits include: Don't Explain (NBT), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Phoenix Theatre Company) and Crowbar (En Garde Arts). Films include: Soulmates, Riffed, The Ride Home, Bury the Evidence, Cusp, and Criminal. Television credits: Law and Order, Law and Order SVU, Sex And The City. Directing credits include: Jo and Benny by Raul Castillo (Rebel Verses 2004 - Developing Artists), Eat Your Heart Out written and performed by Melissa Feldman at LAByrinth's Barn Series, A Black Cat and a Cup of Coffee written and performed by Ron Cephas Jones at University of the Streets, The Night of the Cat Sitter written and performed by Mariana Carreno at St. Clements and Of Sudden Spirit (Rebel Verses 2002 - Developing Artists) written by women in LAByrinth and performed by Deveoloping Artists. Liz is also a member of the Actor's Studio.
Jill DeArmon
James David Jackson: A founding member and the artistic director of Impetuous Theater Group here in New York. Directing credits include: The American Premiere of Venezuela (by Guy Helminger, translated by Penny Black) with the Impetuous Theater Group; Angkor (by Ned Myerberg) and Gossip Folks (by Patricia Rodriguez) for Developing Artists Theatre Company; The Last of the Bohemians (by Kelly McAllister) and Jump (by James Pinkowski) for Boomerang Theatre Company; Saturday in the Park (By Mike Funt) for The Immediate Theatre Project. Stage acting credits include: The Bald Soprano (by Eugene Ionesco , dir. Jason Zimbler) at The New Workshop Theatre; The Diary of Anne Frank (by Albert Hackett and Frances, dir. Marc Gowan) at OnStage Atlanta; Cry In The Street (by Rolf Lauckner, dir. Matthew Southworth) at Morrison Hall. Film acting credits include: Being John Malkovich (by Charlie Kaufman, dir Spike Jonze); The Opposite of Sex (by/dir. Don Roos); Severed (by/dir. Matt Greene); Throwdown (by/dir. Mark Campbell); Hellevator by Mark Campbell, dir. Mark Story). Teaching credits include: Developing Artists Theatre Company Acting School, The Acting Intensive, MidSummer Macon, The Georgia Childrens Museum and privately. David founded The Immediate Theatre Project which is in its' third year and supports students of theatre in Georgia who wish to explore their own work. He is also the co-creator of Po-Jack Jobs. David holds a BFA in performance from Valdosta State University and has trained at Carnegie Mellon University, Atlantic Theater Company, and North Carolina School of the Arts.
Russell G. Jones
Jamie Klassel: Jamie graduated from University of Maryland, College Park with a BA in Performing Arts and a citation in Psychology in May of 2003. She began her association with Jill DeArmon (Artistic Director) as a student when she was 9 years old. At the University of Maryland she appeared in YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, PROBLEM CHILD, LOVE OF THE NIGHTENGALE and THE MAIDS. In the summer of 2002 she interned at Center Stage, NY, producing their production of RAIL KING. She moved to NY in January of 2004 in order to pursue her passion for theatre. She has most recently appeared in Anthony Roman's CHAPTER ONE (Center Stage), Linda Lyngeyl's SMOKE GET'S IN YOUR EYES (Theatre Studio Inc). Film Credits include: Adam Nemett's THE INSTRUMENT. She is currently working on an adaptation of HAMLET (The Zipper Theatre) and Debrah Savage's AFTER THE LIGHTS ARE OUT (The Playwrights Gallery). She is extremely excited to share her joy of theatre with new developing artists.
Member of LAByrinth Theater Company since 1993. Past LAB shows include: Our Lady of 121st Street (by Stephen Adly Guirgis, dir. by Phillip Seymour Hoffman) at Center Stage, Union Square Theater; Jesus Hopped the "A" Train (by Stephen Adly Guirgis, dir. by Phillip Seymour Hoffman) Center Stage, East 13th Street Theatre, Edinburgh Festival (Fringe First Award), The Donmar Wharehouse (London) and The Arts Theatre (London West End, Lawrence Olivier Award Nomination); A Winter Party (by John Patrick Shanley, dir. by John Gould Rubin); Dreaming in Tongues, Queen Latina, House of Dolls, Moonlight Mile (by Stephen Adly Guirgis), Girl Trouble, Dating Dummies, and Hot and Lusty. Other New York credits include: Don't Explain (NBT), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Phoenix Theatre Company) and Crowbar (En Garde Arts). Films include: Soulmates, Riffed, The Ride Home, Bury the Evidence, Cusp, and Criminal. Television credits: Law and Order, Law and Order SVU, Sex And The City. Directing credits include: Jo and Benny by Raul Castillo (Rebel Verses 2004 - Developing Artists), Eat Your Heart Out written and performed by Melissa Feldman at LAByrinth's Barn Series, A Black Cat and a Cup of Coffee written and performed by Ron Cephas Jones at University of the Streets, The Night of the Cat Sitter written and performed by Mariana Carreno at St. Clements and Of Sudden Spirit (Rebel Verses 2002 - Developing Artists) written by women in LAByrinth and performed by Deveoloping Artists. Liz is also a member of the Actor's Studio.
Jill DeArmon
James David Jackson: A founding member and the artistic director of Impetuous Theater Group here in New York. Directing credits include: The American Premiere of Venezuela (by Guy Helminger, translated by Penny Black) with the Impetuous Theater Group; Angkor (by Ned Myerberg) and Gossip Folks (by Patricia Rodriguez) for Developing Artists Theatre Company; The Last of the Bohemians (by Kelly McAllister) and Jump (by James Pinkowski) for Boomerang Theatre Company; Saturday in the Park (By Mike Funt) for The Immediate Theatre Project. Stage acting credits include: The Bald Soprano (by Eugene Ionesco , dir. Jason Zimbler) at The New Workshop Theatre; The Diary of Anne Frank (by Albert Hackett and Frances, dir. Marc Gowan) at OnStage Atlanta; Cry In The Street (by Rolf Lauckner, dir. Matthew Southworth) at Morrison Hall. Film acting credits include: Being John Malkovich (by Charlie Kaufman, dir Spike Jonze); The Opposite of Sex (by/dir. Don Roos); Severed (by/dir. Matt Greene); Throwdown (by/dir. Mark Campbell); Hellevator by Mark Campbell, dir. Mark Story). Teaching credits include: Developing Artists Theatre Company Acting School, The Acting Intensive, MidSummer Macon, The Georgia Childrens Museum and privately. David founded The Immediate Theatre Project which is in its' third year and supports students of theatre in Georgia who wish to explore their own work. He is also the co-creator of Po-Jack Jobs. David holds a BFA in performance from Valdosta State University and has trained at Carnegie Mellon University, Atlantic Theater Company, and North Carolina School of the Arts.
Russell G. Jones
Jamie Klassel: Jamie graduated from University of Maryland, College Park with a BA in Performing Arts and a citation in Psychology in May of 2003. She began her association with Jill DeArmon (Artistic Director) as a student when she was 9 years old. At the University of Maryland she appeared in YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, PROBLEM CHILD, LOVE OF THE NIGHTENGALE and THE MAIDS. In the summer of 2002 she interned at Center Stage, NY, producing their production of RAIL KING. She moved to NY in January of 2004 in order to pursue her passion for theatre. She has most recently appeared in Anthony Roman's CHAPTER ONE (Center Stage), Linda Lyngeyl's SMOKE GET'S IN YOUR EYES (Theatre Studio Inc). Film Credits include: Adam Nemett's THE INSTRUMENT. She is currently working on an adaptation of HAMLET (The Zipper Theatre) and Debrah Savage's AFTER THE LIGHTS ARE OUT (The Playwrights Gallery). She is extremely excited to share her joy of theatre with new developing artists.